On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
one male goat for a sin offering;
and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv48–53 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan,…
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered. See Num 1:15.
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num 7:79His offering was one silver charger,.... See Gill on Num 7:13.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v48 Verse 48. On the seventh day] Both Jewish and…
Verse 48. On the seventh day] Both Jewish and Christian writers have been surprised that this work of offering went forward on the seventh day, which they suppose to have been a Sabbath, as well as on the other days. But
1. There is no absolute proof that this seventh day of offering was a Sabbath.
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2. Were it even so, could the people be better employed than in thus consecrating themselves and their services to the Lord?
We have already seen that every act was a religious act; and we may rest assured that no day was too holy for the performance of such acts as are recorded here.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v48 On the seventh day--Surprise has been expressed by some…
On the seventh day--Surprise has been expressed by some that this work of presentation was continued on the Sabbath. But assuming that the seventh day referred to was a Sabbath (which is uncertain), the work was of a directly religious character, and perfectly in accordance with the design of the sacred day.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v48 On the seventh day. This did not necessarily fall…
On the seventh day. This did not necessarily fall on the sabbath; but if the days of offering were consecutive, one of them must have done so, and the order of offering was the same as on other days.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv48, 51 the seventh day
the seventh day
"day 7" or "day number 7" (See: Ordinal Numbers)
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Elishama son of Ammihud
See how you translated this man's name in Numbers 1:10.
one silver platter weighing 130 shekels
If necessary, these weights can be written in modern measurements. See how you translated these same weights in Numbers 7:13. AT: "one silver platter weighing nearly one and a half kilograms" or "one silver platter weighing one kilogram and 430 grams" (See: Biblical Weight and Numbers)
one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels
"one silver bowl weighing 70 shekels." If necessary, these weights can be written in modern measurements. See how you translated these same weights in Numbers 7:13. AT: "one silver bowl weighing nearly eight tenths of a kilogram" or "one silver bowl weighting 770 grams" (See: Biblical Weight and Numbers)
by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel
There were shekels of different weights. This is the one that people had to use in the sanctuary of the sacred tent. See how you translated this phrase in Numbers 7:13. AT: "measured by the standard weights used in the sanctuary" (See: Biblical Weight)
fine flour mixed with oil
This can be stated in active form. AT: "fine flour that he had mixed with oil" (See: Active or Passive)
one gold dish weighing ten shekels
If necessary, this can be written in modern measurements. See how you translated these same weights in Numbers 7:14. AT: "one gold dish weighing one tenth of a kilogram" or "one gold dish weighting 110 grams" (See: Biblical Weight)
translationWords
descend
Ephraim
silver
sanctuary
oil
grain offering
gold
incense
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